If the "Willing" remain content with symbolic virtue-signaling and a slow-drip approach to support, then no major harm will be done. However, if they take their own rhetoric too seriously and send troops to Ukraine, President Trump may interpret this as an open attempt to drag the U.S. into a war with Russia. We recently heard his concerns about this firsthand. It should come as no surprise if, in response to such maneuvering, the U.S. suspends its commitments under Article 5. In an extreme scenario, this poorly thought-out pressure campaign could lead to NATO’s disintegration,
– Robert C. Castel wrote in a post on his social media page.
Cover photo: Robert C. Castel (Photo: Sandor Csudai)